tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61532211202122606822023-11-16T04:25:45.764-08:00once upon a time101 ways to wake up laughingmollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-60206931726003495732012-02-05T12:40:00.000-08:002013-06-03T13:28:10.798-07:00what i'm reading<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it's true that i like to understand things. and by "things" i mean "why". why we do the things we do. why we think the things we think. why we deny or ignore things that are important to us. <span style="font-size: large;">every</span> time i read this book, it reminds me what it is like to be a child. and it reminds me how to talk to them and how to treat them, so that they're "why's" will be positive. and it is my job to govern this tiny country and teach them what they are feeling. so, i have to know what i am feeling. "many people have been educated out of knowing what their feelings are. when they felt hate, they were told it was only dislike. when they were afraid, they were told there was nothing to be afraid of. when they felt pain, they were advised to be brave and smile. many of us have been taught to pretend to be happy when we're not...it is more important for a child to</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>know what he feels than why he feels it</i>."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">ahhh. reading that is like a breath of fresh air. "of course!" i think, as i read this book. of course. i'm going to keep reading this even when my children are grown. because it's not just between parent and child. it's between friends, and siblings and spouses and neighbors. it's between all of us. mmhmmm.</span></div>
mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-7170626689871755182012-02-02T12:05:00.000-08:002012-02-07T14:16:18.559-08:00bath time<div align="center">
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baby e's first bath at home was oh so sweet! he was so quiet and calm. and he makes the sweetest shapes with his mouth. and his precious little eyes. soaking everything in. (he <span style="font-size: large;">did</span> pee all over the place, though. like a tiny little arching fountain. boys. we're going to have to install a urinal.)<br />
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i woke up at 2:30 on sunday morning (2 days past my due date) because i had to pee...again. and i was having contractions. but i'd had braxton hicks my entire pregnancy. no kidding. so i tried to go back to sleep. but couldn't because those suckers hurt! so i watched t.v. and cleaned a couple of toilets and walked around the quiet house. i woke john paul up around 5:30 and told him we would be going to the hospital. he showered, our friends came over to stay with the sleepers until my mom/neices could get here. i was thinking i would have him naturally, but after the jacuzzi and the excercise ball and the midwife breaking my water, i wasn't progressing. at all. they did an ultrasound, found out the baby was posterior (face up) and was stuck. he was stuck good. and it was <span style="font-size: large;">killing. </span><span style="font-size: small;">"this does <span style="font-size: large;">not</span> feel like my other labors." so i asked for an epidural. i think i yelled at the nurse anesthetist. and maybe the midwife. don't ask me questions during contractions, people. <span style="font-size: large;">c'mon.</span> my mom was there. it was crazy how she helped me to calm down so quickly. i pushed for an hour (in some pretty funky positions) but still nothing. so they called in another doctor and they quickly decided they would have to vacuum the little guy out (and if this had been my 1st baby, or 2nd, or 3rd, it would have been a c-section, they tell me.) i don't know if the drugs weren't working or what, but the vacuum deal </span><span style="font-size: large;">freaking hurt! </span><span style="font-size: small;">and right when his little head popped out, (and <span style="font-size: large;">only</span> his head, mind you) the doc's face dropped, and he asked the nurse for something (i didn't hear what) </span><span style="font-size: large;">now! </span><span style="font-size: small;">and he had to cut the umbilical <span style="font-size: large;">right then!</span> it was wrapped around his scrawny neck twice! (p.s. when he cut, blood squirted all over the doc's neck and scrubs. it was like a horror movie. awesome.) so they scooped the baby up and sent him over to the nurses and he wasn't crying or moving and i asked the midwife if i could hold him, but the nurses called in more nurses and one said "no" because they are "bagging him" and he's "retracting". i was nervous, but they were all really calm while they whisked him away to the nicu. where he stayed for 3 days because of "respiratory distress". poor tiny baby. we couldn't touch him the first day because he was "coasting". that made me want to cry. but we were finally released late tuesday (or was it wednesday?) and had a doctor's appointment on friday, where they discovered he was severly jaundiced (20). so we were readmitted to the hospital for 2 or 3 days. then he had to have his blood drawn <span style="font-size: large;">every dumb day</span> to make sure it kept going down. it didn't. it's low enough now that he's not considered in any danger, but they basically said, "we don't know what's wrong." he is sweet and tiny and perfect. and we are all in love. i mean, look at that face. and way to scare your mommy to death, kid. not cool, eliot. not cool.</span></div>
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this was such a fun <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">christmas</span>! the monkeys are all at such fun ages. the girls both requested new bikes (good thing, too. their old ones were getting pretty pathetic.) <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">jakob</span> wanted an electric scooter (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">umm</span>, yes please!) and max wanted every car/truck thing that he saw. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">santa</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">finally</span> settled on a batman <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">geo</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">trax</span>. we went to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">nona's</span> that afternoon and stayed a couple of days and ate all of her delicious food. usually i could care less about food, but i was 37 weeks pregnant and never got full. mom's pumpkin pie for breakfast? lunch? or dinner? all of the above. oh, the nostalgia.</div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-19291429379782416432011-12-20T16:03:00.000-08:002012-02-08T10:12:55.592-08:00preggers<div align="center">
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for those of you who requested pregger pics...i think this is the only one i have. thanks to max.</div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-24561961975243503832011-11-29T16:32:00.000-08:002012-04-17T12:00:48.654-07:00fhe<div align="center">
we went to the campgrounds for fhe. we had so much fun. climbing on rocks, and "skating" on the frozen river, making s'mores and foil dinners. we saw people riding horses and met a family searching for their lost dog. it was nice being together and talking and playing and watching. <span style="font-size: 78%;">(although riley got her feelings hurt...again. that girl can {and does} cry at the drop of a hat. sheesh.)</span></div>
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riley grace wanted a fashion party. so she invited 6 of her favorite little dress up buddies (i think we had 9 guests show up!) to get their make up, hair and nails done <span style="font-size: 78%;">(notice that the daddy and the big brother are the nail artists. love that).</span> they watched "barbie: a fashion fairytale" while they got super fancy. the pink cake i made got <span style="font-size: 180%;">completely</span> stuck to the pan. there was no saving it. so i sent the daddy out at the last minute to get "anything girlie". he came back with tinkerbell. the birthday girl was cool with that. we all had tons of fun. </div>
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<span style="font-size: 78%;">p.s. when jakob got his piece of cake, he looked at it, said, "uuuummmmm" and then immediately asked for a different piece. the daddy, who was the cake cutter, thought the boy was trying to get more icing, so he told him to scram. but when we noticed jakob had a square with nothing but tinkerbell's "hips" on it (as riley calls them. woops!) he immediately got a new piece and the daddy vowed to pay closer attention to where he was cutting.</span>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-20134851719756302522011-11-06T16:17:00.000-08:002012-02-17T08:03:10.236-08:00"a lot of people go to school for 7 years." "yeah...they're called doctors." -tommy boy<div align="center">
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the first week of october, he went to texas to defend his dissertation. and not to brag or anything, but the director said, "i've never said this to <span style="font-size: large;">any</span>one before, but this doesn't need <span style="font-size: 180%;">any</span> revisions." can you believe that?! <span style="font-size: 180%;">hallelujah!!! </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">my husband is a doctor! ("not the kind that helps people"-</span><a href="http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo"><span style="font-size: 100%;">randy pausch's </span></a><span style="font-size: 100%;">mom) but a doctor nonetheless. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrd1bnurT9eJDM5EBk4FHcUsZ0n3bhWnnraI2otPKeRdzFe7AUM9v_NrFlHFJR1AdCvEnxmEPv-jQQKPQ1q69Vy0W55AC3VPGkrhI9Notwmm4d1JCfX-KqEg9jETCw8scSxv04vG6Bfdg/s1600/IMG_3218.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706183960749062354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNrd1bnurT9eJDM5EBk4FHcUsZ0n3bhWnnraI2otPKeRdzFe7AUM9v_NrFlHFJR1AdCvEnxmEPv-jQQKPQ1q69Vy0W55AC3VPGkrhI9Notwmm4d1JCfX-KqEg9jETCw8scSxv04vG6Bfdg/s400/IMG_3218.jpg" style="height: 267px; width: 400px;" /></a></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-59219479441398898202011-10-10T13:20:00.000-07:002012-02-22T12:37:57.301-08:00jakob's 9!!<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">the boy turned 9! what is happening? since this is an odd birthday, we had a family party. we had star wars pancakes for breakfast. we had lunch with nona and grandpa at cafe rio. (bless that boy. this pregnant lady couldn't have gone another day without a pork barbacoa salad.) and then he wanted to go to an arcade. there was a huge ball pit/gerbil tunnel thing, a dress up room, mini golf, and a bunch of video games. what 9 year old boy wouldn't love that? so, are you ready for 9 things we love about our jakob gray? ready or not, here they come:</span></div>
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1. this boy likes food. and makes funny comments like, "it smells like heaven in here." and "my taste buds could <span style="font-size: large;">not</span> be happier."<br />
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2. he is a great helper. he loves to have jobs around the house and at school.</div>
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3. he <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">loves</span> babies. good thing, too. <br />
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4. he makes great forts. riley and max love his cushion house/blanket forts. <br />
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5. he's an unintentional hottie. there are always multiple girls vying for his attention. he doesn't seem to notice. yet.<br />
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6. he can memorize <span style="font-size: large;">any</span>thing. <br />
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7. he doesn't discriminate. he'll play with anyone, any age, boy or girl. doesn't matter. <br />
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8. he's a smartie. most things just click for him. <br />
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9. he took on some older boys in the neighborhood who were being mean to the little ones. and even though he stood his ground, he got teary when he told me about what happened. sweet sensitive thing.</div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-64274980784793284722011-10-07T13:57:00.000-07:002012-02-08T10:14:28.571-08:00let it begin<div align="center">
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it snowed a ton the first week of october. the monkeys were so excited. because this year we actually have snow pants and waterproof gloves and boots and sleds. it lasted about 3 days and that was it! they had fun (and runny noses) while it lasted.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU1NOdCtMVrNl9321zQ6EOCxf0DWrPH1I7us9LoFcx3VHu60lp6a2GKEfP_lk0UY6f25oMTIvpsqIe52c4lpg4u_b7RZC6ISWu71-8GlECmFnVmdZZN75JF6IQV-TTCAG-OUgBBfquE32/s1600/IMG_3076.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677200951064803666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU1NOdCtMVrNl9321zQ6EOCxf0DWrPH1I7us9LoFcx3VHu60lp6a2GKEfP_lk0UY6f25oMTIvpsqIe52c4lpg4u_b7RZC6ISWu71-8GlECmFnVmdZZN75JF6IQV-TTCAG-OUgBBfquE32/s320/IMG_3076.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 214px;" /></a></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-53104822415793607232011-09-20T13:28:00.000-07:002012-02-08T10:10:38.873-08:00monkeys<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">max learned how to do the monkey bars this summer. riley is so excited to have a fellow chimp to play with. the weather is still nice enough to go to the park in the mornings, and since the other 2,000 occupants who are normally there must have all started school, we are taking full advantage of the empty playground.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">sometimes the little man gets tired and pretends to fall asleep. who could blame him?</span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-24255118818501049362011-09-20T12:46:00.000-07:002012-02-08T10:16:08.994-08:00the tooth fairy<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">this pretty little girlie lost a tooth!! we were eating dinner and she kept telling me something was stuck in her teeth. so we brushed them. then flossed them. then brushed them again. then i wiggled it. it hadn't occured to me that my <span style="font-size: 78%;">littlest</span> girl was big enough to have a loose tooth. but apparently she is! she "took it out" all by herself. then went outside to show her friends on the playground and lost it in the tires. she wasn't really upset. she just wanted to make sure that tooth fairy was going to bring her some cash anyway. so she wrote her a little note.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">"dear tooth fairy, i lost my tooth in the tires. but i would still like some money. riley." "riley, thanks for the note and the beautiful picture! T. Fairy."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">she got 2 bucks. a couple of days later she lost another tooth. and got 2 more bucks. she wiggles random teeth, now, in hopes of getting rich. </span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-16041611801900360842011-09-16T13:46:00.000-07:002012-03-19T10:29:58.392-07:00when the cat's away...<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: 180%;">max and i spend our afternoons together. just us. i've never had just one kid at home. sometimes we go to the library. or the park. or get groceries and run errands. <span style="font-size: small;">(do you know how easy this is with just one kid?! almost too easy.) </span>but sometimes we just stay home. and play. like this day when we played with jakob's "guys". we started lining them all up <span style="font-size: small;">(for a war, maybe? i really don't know.)</span> but ended up throwing our guys in hopes of knocking down the other guys. max kept saying, in a very serious tone, "mom...let's do this." who knew that could be so fun?</span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-38790002677400366312011-08-30T13:10:00.000-07:002012-04-09T22:52:33.785-07:00first day of school!! first day of school!! (via my phone)<div align="center">
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">zoe lane started 5th grade!! (that's middle school in these parts! what?! i know. right?) but it's just 5th and 6th together in one school, so really it's like a sr. elementary school. she is making some great friends in her class. it is fun to see her happy and comfortable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">jakob started 3rd grade. but he didn't want me to walk him in. <span style="font-size: xx-small;">(excuse me?)</span> i am happy that he feels confident on how this school works. and that he knows some of the kids in his class. and that his teacher adores him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 130%;">sweet little riley grace face is in afternoon kindergarten. she is super excited about school. it helps that half our neighborhood is in her class. no joke.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">maxwell rees started preschool at the university. he goes tuesday and thursday mornings and is <span style="font-size: x-small;">(usually)</span> so excited about it. </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">(riley went with us for orientation and now informs us over and over that "at max's school, they don't learn anything. they just play.")</span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-150544280209311432011-08-30T09:23:00.001-07:002012-02-21T16:30:55.227-08:00boy names<div align="center">
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remember how i changed maxwell's name on the birth certificate? (without telling the daddy!) we had called him "benjamin" <span style="font-size: 180%;">the entire</span> time i was pregnant and then i just went and changed it to a name i had only mentioned once in passing! what is wrong with me? but he <span style="font-size: 180%;">is</span> a maxwell. no doubt. but <span style="font-size: 180%;">this </span>little guy, we have no clue what his name is. we like classic names (that have been around forever) but that are still cool. or cool in a nerdy way. there are names we <span style="color: red; font-size: 180%;">love</span>, but just won't work, for whatever reason. like <span style="font-size: 180%;">luke: </span>i adore the name luke. but "luke sloop" will never work. just say that out loud and you'll understand. <span style="font-size: 180%;">sam:</span> in college, i was in love with a boy named sam. enough said. <span style="font-size: 180%;">oliver:</span> ring ring. "hello?" "is oliver there?" "oliver who?" "oliver clothes off." <span style="font-size: 180%;">every</span> time we talk about naming this littlest one "oliver", that naughty joke runs through my head. and i just. can't. do it. so, for now, we are just calling him "the baby". something will sound right. or it won't and i'll just end up changing it to whatever i want at the last second.mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-24937604355478077702011-08-20T15:49:00.000-07:002011-10-11T14:50:47.310-07:00where the magic happens<div align="center">and by "magic" i mean falling asleep at 9:00. on to the master bedroom. basically the same as kansas and texas. but here you go, anyway:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyVF-bViDVC9OEsCWwKHcfnXmIWPKy4zpcLanBYv3dThXF9NBoeIi9VfRBTD7jCGuZZzZZP8ZyQ8H1Nu9IvnmjQjP9LOj7nikuPSfhJ6-kKXH-tNGqYIZ5rfxTH6_idmw3YyOJNrmuorQ/s1600/IMG_2839.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; 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HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644559741546259618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXcCEwgcM2YDKpadrliFMmnCZPkihEermfSsXNAaJwXWJ3F63euKLrH_r3PWfRt5iRo0tPCWNUZQNl1phNDSmiolkv7Ry98o6Rw2QFuT0sdcmpbScGfknv4qVapyYYHK8_N1Dciks7m3q/s400/IMG_2835.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0MjJf3q1Z9ToomUbAAeO5HZ1sKYGUrnspztZv0N94uaLZg_stEqpxxuyDbV92ZU7vDJ58Pjb5iNTueU_PNiaVDqthWfxpIDRiJ6u5q32u5yI0ic4kYa7IWWPbk_9N0iLycQB813a1xHz/s1600/IMG_2865.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644558554083697986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0MjJf3q1Z9ToomUbAAeO5HZ1sKYGUrnspztZv0N94uaLZg_stEqpxxuyDbV92ZU7vDJ58Pjb5iNTueU_PNiaVDqthWfxpIDRiJ6u5q32u5yI0ic4kYa7IWWPbk_9N0iLycQB813a1xHz/s400/IMG_2865.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">and just so you know, there was a <span style="font-size:180%;">giant</span> basket full of laundry waiting to be folded. <span style="font-size:85%;">(you can</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">see</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">the indentions in the carpet.)</span> but i just kept pushing it around the room so it was conveniently out of the shots. sneaky like a fox.<br /><br />and these are a few of my favorite things:</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yNTmsVJormUzkQqWXTnbViNYfhUgLktG6Q_i63U-DYC5CF3aL_wT957b4ZbtJwMb2M64dcII5-A1zUVPqJzbSi9ERySCV5fPDlI_o628jD-_OacIs8GUg1dC75egNx_GXK3Hb0t8wcE1/s1600/IMG_2841.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644559762400547090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6yNTmsVJormUzkQqWXTnbViNYfhUgLktG6Q_i63U-DYC5CF3aL_wT957b4ZbtJwMb2M64dcII5-A1zUVPqJzbSi9ERySCV5fPDlI_o628jD-_OacIs8GUg1dC75egNx_GXK3Hb0t8wcE1/s400/IMG_2841.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygVfyDoO_I6zMhc-fC4Dhl7eFWXhH1zU5j8eQ1rfHZgHy3qvinyEMTT0UoYjAfjZ-rWjD85ZYp0MuAox5KNAPHSdLzj9KC6PPEM3X6JNiKdLzqU7FjZi02xB6kdOyuTqr9H68gfAcnqXt/s1600/IMG_2862.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644558608274658578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygVfyDoO_I6zMhc-fC4Dhl7eFWXhH1zU5j8eQ1rfHZgHy3qvinyEMTT0UoYjAfjZ-rWjD85ZYp0MuAox5KNAPHSdLzj9KC6PPEM3X6JNiKdLzqU7FjZi02xB6kdOyuTqr9H68gfAcnqXt/s400/IMG_2862.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXWEfg6NyebY7pQ0tGS5gjpVh6SJYTWgve8U1Qg0n1CHf8kEgIa7ryIgoXsGE0tygD6RmT78UjEGexmg7qfNfEKwJ-2WfjLifSRcfrzdQ9WQBqnmEZmmkwk-jKETNS9LQbnMocMd7P1uI/s1600/IMG_2842.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 267px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644559771525935010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXWEfg6NyebY7pQ0tGS5gjpVh6SJYTWgve8U1Qg0n1CHf8kEgIa7ryIgoXsGE0tygD6RmT78UjEGexmg7qfNfEKwJ-2WfjLifSRcfrzdQ9WQBqnmEZmmkwk-jKETNS9LQbnMocMd7P1uI/s400/IMG_2842.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">i got the picture for mother's day a couple of years ago from an etsy store. (if i remember which one, i'll let you know.) the bird was for christmas last year from west elm. i made the curtains from micheal miller damask fabric. and i'm waiting for the perfect picture to put in the black frame on the nightstand. (i know you noticed that, leah.)</div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-10375602285458637362011-08-14T16:47:00.000-07:002011-10-11T14:51:38.216-07:00nana and grandad<p align="center"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644558155016132002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKZDim88oIyysOnYW0ONd_cDA42uAr8CG1_AkbWLgUC2VmOmXrQlg4GtKHQlf3G9geMWEYkOTgBYvSSwCyz_O9tgQDhh7upoWC1LiLWE3gO13_perCs_CzGZWRfmtai2Fe-Y4LGpQhdHyS/s400/IMG_2776.jpg" /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKu7AlxIyK8jFIL0pKTIINT_8QJQ71PMwhCtYnLHJb0-9LkYMPJ92vIMJobsLRAJsytATpU5DF6Kd679p16v74_sLE3Vt7wlX_0wXE-UEmYzwh9OlEdMlcgKhDsCwq5IeKs6LXg1wIT9Db/s1600/IMG_2764.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640863040689325842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKu7AlxIyK8jFIL0pKTIINT_8QJQ71PMwhCtYnLHJb0-9LkYMPJ92vIMJobsLRAJsytATpU5DF6Kd679p16v74_sLE3Vt7wlX_0wXE-UEmYzwh9OlEdMlcgKhDsCwq5IeKs6LXg1wIT9Db/s320/IMG_2764.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3rMQXJ7O-jZ58Cx13CyrN_-Ix1E7gvq5y0LHnzlmqHMOHJ2o6mSDecg65xs_Mpgyxi21p9aUZ3y2MQX-L4sdNcZKF9KjvWBDoSUMy7S8GZkpuIKgMVGGkm06EbPm4JUPiSW7QTgkTKvK/s1600/IMG_2760.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640863032104312002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3rMQXJ7O-jZ58Cx13CyrN_-Ix1E7gvq5y0LHnzlmqHMOHJ2o6mSDecg65xs_Mpgyxi21p9aUZ3y2MQX-L4sdNcZKF9KjvWBDoSUMy7S8GZkpuIKgMVGGkm06EbPm4JUPiSW7QTgkTKvK/s320/IMG_2760.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTKBJ9EfzhfkvQ_1vM7jDom8Ah6piUpEOTnmoNXQy_nI2hdKE1W0NMY5qi6FD7hojT8q7hxx2CYgvo_ayvLu0QkIRZVZEo6DXC6OJtvP2KO-QWngO_EpKJ9gRt2hxTNTt0FhHIkqLKe-g/s1600/IMG_2761.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640863035708938402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMTKBJ9EfzhfkvQ_1vM7jDom8Ah6piUpEOTnmoNXQy_nI2hdKE1W0NMY5qi6FD7hojT8q7hxx2CYgvo_ayvLu0QkIRZVZEo6DXC6OJtvP2KO-QWngO_EpKJ9gRt2hxTNTt0FhHIkqLKe-g/s320/IMG_2761.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuECfFFUatx8oTfzvTd8_7PS-Lec0fwGmAZzQsRyWyyMGuA16LVpliqHl-9pCK-aUM3Fj_4unsJn5F_3gzUi3TOQV0qhPbdBVUS28jiAGAyWDmJkP5jgNn4tqnlzsz8mrUZ8N9aUaAljFp/s1600/IMG_2753.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640863029111909522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuECfFFUatx8oTfzvTd8_7PS-Lec0fwGmAZzQsRyWyyMGuA16LVpliqHl-9pCK-aUM3Fj_4unsJn5F_3gzUi3TOQV0qhPbdBVUS28jiAGAyWDmJkP5jgNn4tqnlzsz8mrUZ8N9aUaAljFp/s320/IMG_2753.jpg" /></a></p><br /><p align="center">nana and grandad came to visit all the way from north carolina! we went to mesa falls and west yellowstone and rigby lake and jenson's grove and blackfoot and idaho falls. we had a <span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;color:#00cccc;">beautiful</span> </span>time with them. i'm pretty sure we all need naps now.</p>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-22201241146220168352011-08-06T16:49:00.000-07:002012-02-21T16:38:39.985-08:00the big news<div align="center">
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can i get a whoop-whoop!? my due date is january 13th and we <span style="font-size: 130%;">can't </span><span style="font-size: 180%;">wait!!</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">for those of you who requested "pregger" pics, i don't have much of a bump yet. i just look chubby. the only real difference is my new ghetto booty and that my you-know-whats look like i got implants. and if <span style="font-size: 180%;">those</span> are the kind of pics you were talking about, we really shouldn't be friends anymore.</span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-83959653961935848142011-07-20T16:40:00.000-07:002011-11-30T12:45:49.398-08:00the darby's<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSKByLLHTV7ymWqLqxnZ1SmVZ87-HWzFQDbUOCLtPbCZd7-paq76eL7Boyo_rKaMZLQjcvMBR-D1SFS6fYMNpxRKCg7z9DwkpdNIQQXlreNuRDvjtWrB_gO5OZm1joYN-HARRl9iuBKK_4/s1600/IMG_2739.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; 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HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640861228044755074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDXN2aU2UMGOSQbsLnD6woMAfjmwuM54D4P-VBLngEKoIYwQg2wxtkLze9uhprPLO6zEgsK5rbaYS0U616CN6jalcL8pwctnR08XDL7H5OUaISbVjnRjkUDkzOjEEqKWUFGlKwiImLQTWO/s200/IMG_2724.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">our besties came to visit all the way from canada over the 4th. we were SO excited to have them here. and to meet their newest little addition. she changed things for max. he loved her. and i was thrilled. he kept asking "where's that baby? i like her." thanks little one. you've changed our lives.</span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-82096247853859488042011-06-20T16:32:00.000-07:002012-02-21T16:39:07.190-08:00mesa falls<div align="center">
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mesa falls is beautiful. and always has some dried animal poop to play with. nice max. <span style="font-size: 85%;">(jakob was staying at nona's and wasn't the least bit upset he missed this little outing because "who wants to see a bunch of water go over a cliff?")</span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-51187295529155504362011-06-16T16:37:00.000-07:002012-02-21T16:45:56.158-08:00beaverdick park<div align="center">
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i know. i know. the absolute <span style="font-size: 180%;">worst </span>name for a park <span style="font-size: 180%;">ever.</span> they should really name it something else. <span style="font-size: 180%;">any</span>thing else. moving on. we went to go check it out, and it was flooded. completely underwater. the monkeys were <span style="font-size: 180%;">thrilled. </span><span style="font-size: 100%;">because it <span style="font-size: 180%;">is</span> pretty awesome when your bum skims water when you swing. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk20sSBSoLvxtSRGFLMDkALxamI3iSghyphenhyphenc36g8J-KjqKBhgsOwvD8Y6UJ0MGCchOkDdU3Lq-qlfziProqlR4DVUhQwTKg-rF_7qrZgv3gqWCKekjfKbmaBpdYi08CoaKztfe2hFoKFYhxC/s1600/IMG_2692.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640860776455294578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk20sSBSoLvxtSRGFLMDkALxamI3iSghyphenhyphenc36g8J-KjqKBhgsOwvD8Y6UJ0MGCchOkDdU3Lq-qlfziProqlR4DVUhQwTKg-rF_7qrZgv3gqWCKekjfKbmaBpdYi08CoaKztfe2hFoKFYhxC/s320/IMG_2692.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 214px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxHe_H3Z-0use6FVebmWYZKHpIc9okzxe8HdPnLik6cXFjjD3lSCIUODEQ0VbndclJzzo1yEraVCDlU6DC0XVKjJyNRMc1Uyhyphenhyphen3ECcDKb2_qoY1uJrY2knQqfy7KF4Q6Wg0J29JqiVgwK/s1600/IMG_2694.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640860768451028754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxHe_H3Z-0use6FVebmWYZKHpIc9okzxe8HdPnLik6cXFjjD3lSCIUODEQ0VbndclJzzo1yEraVCDlU6DC0XVKjJyNRMc1Uyhyphenhyphen3ECcDKb2_qoY1uJrY2knQqfy7KF4Q6Wg0J29JqiVgwK/s320/IMG_2694.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9SvitPD3jGaRRLim0HbI0wgimQnXl2qs-qmdyMPJWy6KDpsjJj9y9a-Zw-RVeZuTYVwJtBfUldDzxaf1hQn_TLsErpSo1ZD2GcMuS_SAASoRR49FYOKezKvzoOEG5UGc9CfQCcNDvAG2/s1600/IMG_2689.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640860540583417522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9SvitPD3jGaRRLim0HbI0wgimQnXl2qs-qmdyMPJWy6KDpsjJj9y9a-Zw-RVeZuTYVwJtBfUldDzxaf1hQn_TLsErpSo1ZD2GcMuS_SAASoRR49FYOKezKvzoOEG5UGc9CfQCcNDvAG2/s320/IMG_2689.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LJgP9IT-0eIiUFoNWsS0y8eddHBWzUEfVXvdngLPY3S_SsbBf2WMXBaFenTqhkOimcfa4WAWj-IHLovzlOrWmYgwfO-3fuSks3uyZm7m4z7L0MTpzeKs68Lm6_md30iOxGMhd7347Zlx/s1600/IMG_2691.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640860544996916082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1LJgP9IT-0eIiUFoNWsS0y8eddHBWzUEfVXvdngLPY3S_SsbBf2WMXBaFenTqhkOimcfa4WAWj-IHLovzlOrWmYgwfO-3fuSks3uyZm7m4z7L0MTpzeKs68Lm6_md30iOxGMhd7347Zlx/s320/IMG_2691.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyuB9uCYk6fblw8r1rU2sJ1uSuRNG07yMePUYlg2ACoDSvCU2lS_y7yZB-jR6DDMr_MMYbfS15A2z3XwQ_3y4gZkYeSNXlfdun28y9Qp2I3x6lY5BgPwxVUFR-PZFb9clL76PHJMnp2QO/s1600/IMG_2679.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640860534710677090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyuB9uCYk6fblw8r1rU2sJ1uSuRNG07yMePUYlg2ACoDSvCU2lS_y7yZB-jR6DDMr_MMYbfS15A2z3XwQ_3y4gZkYeSNXlfdun28y9Qp2I3x6lY5BgPwxVUFR-PZFb9clL76PHJMnp2QO/s320/IMG_2679.jpg" style="cursor: hand; height: 214px; width: 320px;" /></a></div>
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please disregard riley's "sport's illustrated swimsuit model pose". where does she come up with these things?!</div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-88565376294381231252011-06-14T16:19:00.000-07:002011-08-14T17:43:29.728-07:00the spray park<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFrkVRiIgSekIYaJr_bTX4XIZuHTKFEsjnqwDWJQ1hGO-yUGCEs1NbNCDJswBzQODRwhwLCjyZURdHtP-PINansG79awVcZ3TYsnpvCC5hyphenhyphenLFuRW1ALl-AlHrcNTPz3PI9Jdg5m5KcgYP/s1600/IMG_2663.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640857831923128866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFrkVRiIgSekIYaJr_bTX4XIZuHTKFEsjnqwDWJQ1hGO-yUGCEs1NbNCDJswBzQODRwhwLCjyZURdHtP-PINansG79awVcZ3TYsnpvCC5hyphenhyphenLFuRW1ALl-AlHrcNTPz3PI9Jdg5m5KcgYP/s200/IMG_2663.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_xUmULzsxTjtpzsEOVfDUe2VxF14ZimHdUY2dent5IiZPWYp9VEpO4Mm9V2tshnibCDdymJjt7yH0drynd5HFyWJJoz9Y9So7iMSGMYmK4AHVaRcpM6p7rqUp2stPzuZ2ng1fPhce71s/s1600/IMG_2655.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640857483417784258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV_xUmULzsxTjtpzsEOVfDUe2VxF14ZimHdUY2dent5IiZPWYp9VEpO4Mm9V2tshnibCDdymJjt7yH0drynd5HFyWJJoz9Y9So7iMSGMYmK4AHVaRcpM6p7rqUp2stPzuZ2ng1fPhce71s/s200/IMG_2655.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsj17OtZZatnWpU0DVfik9HgyW9-fxvQL-ZYRitJ4WS1hvJpP_4GH0kcaunVZyyNJhCpqWQT48x0SQfmY9nzqck8Ra6LfUhcVhx0KUhSeh77pAjOt2Bs00_NtjWpYKtXoDR76mJYeuBOX/s1600/IMG_2657.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640857824884184882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsj17OtZZatnWpU0DVfik9HgyW9-fxvQL-ZYRitJ4WS1hvJpP_4GH0kcaunVZyyNJhCpqWQT48x0SQfmY9nzqck8Ra6LfUhcVhx0KUhSeh77pAjOt2Bs00_NtjWpYKtXoDR76mJYeuBOX/s200/IMG_2657.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj2sPmeAhjEKMbFpVB-ispRaej2uCtm6uYRbtlq7llhp-dBe_SlNf_gw2GHtyAXvROpOVUZJ1cmkSEjKkyFYnU4Xqp48Sm0SD0ggO6cL-by4Qe678RIfXvsdtLZwHT1_rxlfNCs1NLLg6/s1600/IMG_2644.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640856835492177970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEj2sPmeAhjEKMbFpVB-ispRaej2uCtm6uYRbtlq7llhp-dBe_SlNf_gw2GHtyAXvROpOVUZJ1cmkSEjKkyFYnU4Xqp48Sm0SD0ggO6cL-by4Qe678RIfXvsdtLZwHT1_rxlfNCs1NLLg6/s200/IMG_2644.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv913NWgc1jTy_FMDkGK4nv2hWksU2YDJHQOD_WemiLhNTP_Hf6PSo7cUchxfFcrogghbbmC7isnz1v9VFoP_g2DImABL9uE4khAdysc3wUKZ0F7TLKA3amHG7tTaEiMXODdwEyQhw0fgT/s1600/IMG_2651.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640857293029810178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv913NWgc1jTy_FMDkGK4nv2hWksU2YDJHQOD_WemiLhNTP_Hf6PSo7cUchxfFcrogghbbmC7isnz1v9VFoP_g2DImABL9uE4khAdysc3wUKZ0F7TLKA3amHG7tTaEiMXODdwEyQhw0fgT/s200/IMG_2651.jpg" /></a></div>
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<br /><div align="center">we usually like the spray park here. it has 3 slides and a giant bucket that dumps water on you (max is not a fan) and there are always friends to play with. but let's be honest, the water is <span style="font-size:180%;">freezing!</span> the monkey's teeth are constantly chattering and they always end up wanting to go over to the swings so i can push them forever <span style="font-size:85%;">and ever</span> <span style="font-size:78%;">and ever.</span></div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-6405023660659816292011-06-07T16:46:00.000-07:002011-08-14T18:03:18.082-07:00the carousel<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhqARwOvwikbNadAY4DG3LdjoySov3pbZqBwVsINgrMdx2y8-_DYKp-0dHRkmA6VNwJ4kmyc0lOaI67xvXhO8WunLV6z2aDxk9V1hX7yx0bA7VB9iIgFcvk22i7DuNCm21wiMscdtZway/s1600/IMG_2676.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640862561923719362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjhqARwOvwikbNadAY4DG3LdjoySov3pbZqBwVsINgrMdx2y8-_DYKp-0dHRkmA6VNwJ4kmyc0lOaI67xvXhO8WunLV6z2aDxk9V1hX7yx0bA7VB9iIgFcvk22i7DuNCm21wiMscdtZway/s320/IMG_2676.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL70F6bww19z1jxYU0RSPd1RQg9W7TnA4MvOi0DOZxUsOwZEZu2985Bm6hY6Fcb86pLDUv8YmDv4OfmFYHykbR55GXjpcuSLMSTg3U-bvxkpqigYdnyfM_3psP3icVl7wanrljuPNbhuiv/s1600/IMG_2671.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640862482973790946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL70F6bww19z1jxYU0RSPd1RQg9W7TnA4MvOi0DOZxUsOwZEZu2985Bm6hY6Fcb86pLDUv8YmDv4OfmFYHykbR55GXjpcuSLMSTg3U-bvxkpqigYdnyfM_3psP3icVl7wanrljuPNbhuiv/s320/IMG_2671.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIKezmI3N3YyLCFaRomQ283haTZRGKNY9uAXLOY9TNtwYdUm8Q-de3xv2teMW0GuGNVfXZWkdecix0mOQQhtIwhBTGUukFWAEn50dAjPVEhXrsHAVmcifHwot5FJigMg9nneBtFA_knqv/s1600/IMG_2665.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640862467405740210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmIKezmI3N3YyLCFaRomQ283haTZRGKNY9uAXLOY9TNtwYdUm8Q-de3xv2teMW0GuGNVfXZWkdecix0mOQQhtIwhBTGUukFWAEn50dAjPVEhXrsHAVmcifHwot5FJigMg9nneBtFA_knqv/s320/IMG_2665.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div align="center">riley and max get free passes from the library to ride the carousel. they <span style="font-size:180%;">love</span> it. and that makes me happy. </div>mollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10003696269880039291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153221120212260682.post-76571024750012616842011-06-01T16:09:00.000-07:002011-08-14T17:31:59.089-07:00my doods<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxr3Maoqb1faMy_oEXuPZEHZPFTlLqF53MpJvPW6iZ65dAUUDStlfvRpY9QwoATMieHxhr5mrVr0Nw3Pe8lnmhC6VPo7yhmCx6JkMlwrhP90TJxT0KUONsFPsuxOAwolsgXwfG8Ad2-XF/s1600/IMG_2628.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640853127667535586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNxr3Maoqb1faMy_oEXuPZEHZPFTlLqF53MpJvPW6iZ65dAUUDStlfvRpY9QwoATMieHxhr5mrVr0Nw3Pe8lnmhC6VPo7yhmCx6JkMlwrhP90TJxT0KUONsFPsuxOAwolsgXwfG8Ad2-XF/s200/IMG_2628.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_imd6jJOBC-gsljak-sGnXKfcKa4chCXOB2wc7IO_TJ0augPqmwiARR2LKPEmr197EtdugnNzJJZzt45o_7pXaiup6tTwiY9eKW5ItfSGqUwQRN1iczSHCvDnZHYbGmderU4-T71Fb-FU/s1600/IMG_2629.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640853145575649058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_imd6jJOBC-gsljak-sGnXKfcKa4chCXOB2wc7IO_TJ0augPqmwiARR2LKPEmr197EtdugnNzJJZzt45o_7pXaiup6tTwiY9eKW5ItfSGqUwQRN1iczSHCvDnZHYbGmderU4-T71Fb-FU/s200/IMG_2629.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvmzt-tmmuoNM7TCDpQba3ytT-ww4YcU2Q76cBevVGxNTbtXJYUyLHaGIycohviXUB9ZkMnQftwbnTReJ07z2PHuUhdbd7pK3koqRMR6B5iHzBnqCBHJuIjrb2wURALz3U3imiAL_Ozx7/s1600/IMG_2632.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640853166598355858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSvmzt-tmmuoNM7TCDpQba3ytT-ww4YcU2Q76cBevVGxNTbtXJYUyLHaGIycohviXUB9ZkMnQftwbnTReJ07z2PHuUhdbd7pK3koqRMR6B5iHzBnqCBHJuIjrb2wURALz3U3imiAL_Ozx7/s200/IMG_2632.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOw7bO5ubnbQorvQeNYyGma9RyeX1DlHyQyuIWQE6VcO5q5MvmmmtyrODl37ilaxW52uLZ2OmDWSyGW90JhVT0DMvudWqoTKEo50be9FFvZj7fcefQcoGgmOq0Feb7gJl_0aC2mb99063/s1600/IMG_2635.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640853182906227442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOw7bO5ubnbQorvQeNYyGma9RyeX1DlHyQyuIWQE6VcO5q5MvmmmtyrODl37ilaxW52uLZ2OmDWSyGW90JhVT0DMvudWqoTKEo50be9FFvZj7fcefQcoGgmOq0Feb7gJl_0aC2mb99063/s200/IMG_2635.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCuKppAMC6axycFveQSSPT6JBGuNk-srnZ4FcC_yDGNUoOkYdRe2EFGyrtzc1XUcMFokep5m6FBdj85OilHJjLQOdqgf4bWFaxSX_50thyphenhyphenybT5sj33G_FZPkP7p9Y4p0HmN0QHaFltDKt/s1600/IMG_2633.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640853173230785138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCuKppAMC6axycFveQSSPT6JBGuNk-srnZ4FcC_yDGNUoOkYdRe2EFGyrtzc1XUcMFokep5m6FBdj85OilHJjLQOdqgf4bWFaxSX_50thyphenhyphenybT5sj33G_FZPkP7p9Y4p0HmN0QHaFltDKt/s200/IMG_2633.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFnCD7J59h7Y-xIpwW9MJA5ac4rp5mixRPzML_4kDfHbbZ4EAnjSNEHILl9BxEBt3UUHhNVAWcaBAxXJw49zUEwtpGRoMF36oD8kvepr8eA7AN2Og7_Asa6r3LV9XGx__f6a7m5eU00r2/s1600/IMG_2637.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 200px; HEIGHT: 134px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640855116122792722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFnCD7J59h7Y-xIpwW9MJA5ac4rp5mixRPzML_4kDfHbbZ4EAnjSNEHILl9BxEBt3UUHhNVAWcaBAxXJw49zUEwtpGRoMF36oD8kvepr8eA7AN2Og7_Asa6r3LV9XGx__f6a7m5eU00r2/s200/IMG_2637.jpg" /></a>
<br />there are about 5 little boys in the neighborhood right around max's age. he calls them all his "doods". that's much easier than remembering everyone's name. he definately has his favorites, though. silly little boy. can i get a picture with your tongue <span style="font-size:180%;">in </span>your mouth? no? ok.
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